A Midsummer Night's Dream Tickets

A Dream of a Revival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tickets

Dreams do come true! Get swept along to Fairyland as Nicholas Hytner’s dazzling production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Bridge Theatre this summer. This innovative production of Shakespeare’s hilarious play about magic and mixed-up lovers immerses the audience and uses aerial acrobatics to bring an enchanted world to life. So stop dreaming - wake up and snag tickets to this “joyously OTT, genderfluid” (TimeOut) Dream today!

What is the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream about?

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

Hermia loves Lysander, and Lysander loves Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius, and Demetrius loves… Hermia. When Hermia’s father, the Duke of Athens, disapproves of her betrothal to Lysander, the lovers escape into the forest. They are pursued by Demetrius, who hopes to win Hermia’s hand instead, and Helena - Hermia’s best friend - who has been spurned by Demetrius and wants to get him back. But “the course of true love never did run smooth”... and when mischievous fairy Puck meddles in the lover's affairs, a sprinkling of fairy dust causes both men's affections to shift, and the women to turn on each other.

The ‘Rude Mechanicals’, a gang of labourers-turned-amateur actors, have set up shop in the forest to rehearse a play, but their plans go awry when their leader, Bottom, crosses Puck’s path and is transformed into an ass.

Meanwhile, the king and queen of Fairyland, Oberon and Titania, are having relationship issues of their own; after they quarrel, another love spell is cast and one of the sovereigns falls head-over-heels for with the actor-turned-donkey…

Will the lovers untangle their hearts and find their happy ending? Will the Fairy monarchs reconcile? Will the Mechanicals ever get to stage their play?

Jam-packed with love quad-rangles, fairy dust and frivolity, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Hytner’s “joyously affirmative” (The Metro) genderswapping production premiered at the Bridge in 2019 and left audiences spellbound, later bringing a bit of sparkle to lockdown, streaming for free on YouTube as part of NTLive. If you missed out the first time around, don't be a fool - book today and join in the magic!

Who are the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Full casting is to be announced for this revival, but the announced actors so far are a dream cast! JJ Feild (The Pride, Captain America) plays Oberon/Theseus, with Susannah Fielding (Death on the Nile, Bull) as Titania/Hippolyta, Emmanuel Akwafo (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, Sex Education) as Bottom, and David Moorst (To Kill a Mockingbird, Grantchester) reprising his “astonishingly agile” (What’sOnStage) Puck.

Who are the creative team for A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is directed by Nicholas Hytner, former director of the National Theatre. Hytner is best known for his work on Miss Saigon, The History Boys and One Man, Two Guvnors, as well as his three smash-hit immersive productions at the Bridge - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar and Guys and Dolls.

Design is by Bunny Christie (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time), with movement direction from choreographer and former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips (Guys and Dolls).

A Midsummer Night’s Dream was originally written in 1595 or 1596, and to this day remains one of William Shakespeare’s most performed plays.

Book A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre Tickets

Get ready to fall in love with this boundary-pushing, “mould-breaker” (The Independent) of a show. This rib-tickling romance is sure to delight audiences when it returns this summer, so don’t be an ass - book tickets for this spectacular revival of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre today!